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US and Israeli Endgames for Iran Are Diverging as War Drags On
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9:30Now PlayingIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made clear that when it comes to the Iran war, he’s not done yet. Less clear is President Donald Trump’s willingness to let the conflict drag on much longer. Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the US, Said the intense military stage of the war with Iran may be followed by a protracted standoff that may look more like the Cold War than a conclusive end. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran’s new leader Mojtaba Khamenei has been wounded as part of the US and Israeli campaign against the country.
“We know the new so-called, not-so-supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured,” Hegseth told a press conference. He said the US was “on plan to defeat, destroy, disable all of their meaningful military capabilities at a pace the world has never seen before.”
President Donald Trump had earlier told Fox News in an interview that Khamenei was “damaged” and that “he’s probably alive in some form.”
The Iran war has sent oil prices up to about $100 a barrel with the vital Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, and US gas pump prices have continued to rise in turn.
On Thursday, Khamenei threatened to open “other fronts” in the conflict in his first public comments since assuming his role.
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